1. Faith Works: The Balancing Act Romans 15:1 – 13

2. Big Idea: Jesus Christ is my ____ _______! role model

3. ___________ Sacrifice

4. We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. v. 1

5. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. 14:15

6. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. v. 2

7. ___________ Self-denial

8. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” v. 3

9. His disciples remembered that it is written “Zeal for your house will consume me.” John 2:17 (Psalm 69:9)

10. “They hated me without reason.” John 15:25 (Psalm 69:4)

11. _______ Serve

12. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant… v. 7-8

13. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.

14. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. John 13:3-5

15. “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” John 13:8

16. “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” John 13:15

17. “I tried never to forget who I was and where I’d come from and where I would go back to.” President Harry Truman

18. Big Idea: Jesus Christ is my role model!

19. May the God who gives ___________ and _________________ give you a spirit of _______ among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may ________ the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. v. 5-6 enduranceencouragement unity glorify

20. “May the God of hope fill you with all ____ and ______ as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with _____ by the power of the _____ ______.” v.13 joypeace hope Holy Spirit

21. Do I want to be part of the solution when it comes to pursuing unity in my church?